Yudan Taiteki wrote:Also in Japan, the schools are allowed to set rules that would be unthinkable in the US -- for instance, many schools forbid their students from having part-time jobs; this rule is nearly universal before high school, but in high school some people start doing them.

My favorite rule - School uniform-style, mandatory bike helmets. I especially like when the principal chooses huge, bright-yellow ones. It usually just results in students choosing to take a bus and skip riding a bike. (Very good for their health and the environment, right?)